WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Thursday rammed a change in one of the chamber's long-standing rules that will allow faster and easier confirmations of President Donald Trump's ...

Senate Republicans on Thursday triggered the so-called “nuclear option” and changed the rules of the upper chamber to speed up the confirmation of President Trump’s nominees. The proposed rule change, ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Democratic Texas state lawmaker launched a U.S. Senate campaign on Tuesday, challenging a former member of Congress for his party's nomination in a state no Democrat has won ...

U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson is the favorite to win the Republican nomination with U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst out of the race. But she faces a primary challenge. Democrats are seeking to attack Hinson over her ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley said Wednesday he believes U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson is qualified to take the U.S. Senate seat following Sen. Joni Ernst’s exit from ...

WASHINGTON - Attorney Daniel Rosen sailed through a relatively smooth process to become Minnesota’s next U.S. Attorney, but the final steps of his confirmation could be held up indefinitely in the U.S ...